Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Entry #208: Aurelia's Oratorio
A scene from Aurelia's Oratorio makes it way to my brains often. The Lace Scene, for lack of a better title. Lace means to ensnare-- perfectly fitting although in the case of lace-- its much more fluid-- planned.
Lace deserves its spot in American history, with the founding of the The Quaker Lace Company of Philadelphia in 1911 (although its owners began shop in 1889). The company mass produced and marketed lace with a zeal, and even created the first lace tablecloth.. then it went bankrupt in the 90s (probably in a PE deal)... ta-da!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Entry #206
Tonight:
CONTEMPT FRANCE
1963, 102 mins. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
With Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Fritz Lang. With eye-popping widescreen photography, French New-Wave master Godard creates his most lavish and thoroughly enjoyable movie, an audacious meditation on modern moviemaking, literature, and marriage. (Not rated) Via
NYT Article
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Entry #203: Ah, we meet again
It may be a general principle that the transcriptional targets of a signaling pathway is repressed in the absence of its signal. I read that line in some chemistry book and tried to place it in a social context. My thesis is that estranging from people is an authentic example of a weakening social fabric which leads to an intense attraction with the self. Never mind the friends, school, work, domestic chores, and...
And in the absence of activity there is a revival of inner thought, self-observation, and self-analysis. This is not a good way of attaching oneself to another. In a sense, we consist of large movements of centrifugal like bodies who disperse existence beyond our limits.
So to sit and contemplate and reflect is personal and egotistical. His passions produce nothing and so they are futile imaginings. And what he states is love is not so. It's a meditation on his love (my brain is hurting).
Egotistical bastard that makes others worry and the mere push for change of some sort is swept aside as if though he is that one person who could reflect on his own consciousness. It is impossible to produce action in a purely undetermined state!
So lad, your own wretched misery has been antiqued and studied. And I am not to blame.
And in the absence of activity there is a revival of inner thought, self-observation, and self-analysis. This is not a good way of attaching oneself to another. In a sense, we consist of large movements of centrifugal like bodies who disperse existence beyond our limits.
So to sit and contemplate and reflect is personal and egotistical. His passions produce nothing and so they are futile imaginings. And what he states is love is not so. It's a meditation on his love (my brain is hurting).
Egotistical bastard that makes others worry and the mere push for change of some sort is swept aside as if though he is that one person who could reflect on his own consciousness. It is impossible to produce action in a purely undetermined state!
So lad, your own wretched misery has been antiqued and studied. And I am not to blame.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Entry #202
22miles bike ride around the city yesterday culminating in a Midtown-based rooftop view of fireworks.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Entry #201:
The High Line is one of those places that everyone at work is exclaiming glory, hallelujah over. I walked there and thought it strange that no one does exactly what we want. Relevant questions like these tend to occur at high places.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Entry #200: View International Space Station this weekend!
This is why it pays to view NASA press releases:
Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend
As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth.
Many locations will have unusually long sighting opportunities of as much as five minutes, weather permitting, as the station flies almost directly overhead.
View press release here
And New York schedule here
Interpreting the Data
Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend
As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth.
Many locations will have unusually long sighting opportunities of as much as five minutes, weather permitting, as the station flies almost directly overhead.
View press release here
And New York schedule here
Interpreting the Data
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Entry #198: Fooding
Today is my bf's birthday and we're gonna get crazy phat on steak dinner.
(But I really want some oysters)
Friday, June 26, 2009
Entry #197: Eeek, Aaack, baaah
MJ! Farrah! Iranians!
What is going on? "Things come in three."
Well I started counting a while back.
What is going on? "Things come in three."
Well I started counting a while back.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Entry #196: Economic Ties
Somehow we got in the crowd and watched the candlelight vigil. I teared up (it couldn't be helped). We snapped photos and wondered aloud about US economic ties to mainland China. Currently, Hong Kong and Taipei are de facto democracies (they say).
but but but
they still suppress the media!
they still hold prisoners from that fateful June day
and women's rights? pfft!
but economically speaking (ahhh...)
le sigh.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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